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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Black metal band from the Toulon area, France, formed in 2020. They craft atmospheric black metal from the Var coast of Provence.
German melodic death metal band active since 1988. As one of the earliest German death metal acts, Callider are pioneers who helped establish the genre in the country's metal landscape.
Melodic death metal band from Jyvaskyla, Finland, formed in 2015. They craft melodic yet aggressive death metal from the Finnish lake district.
Black metal band from London, formed in 2016. They deliver intense, raw black metal from the English capital.
Heavy metal band from Cambrai in northern France, active since 2012. They deliver classic heavy metal from the historic Nord region.
A death/thrash act from North Carolina, Calling Hour formed in 2007 and operated as an independent underground project.
Groove metal band from Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, Spain, formed in 2014. They deliver heavy, rhythm-driven metal from the volcanic Atlantic island.
Formed in 2024 in Coventry, Rhode Island, Calling the Eternal meld groove and thrash metal with metalcore tendencies into a hard-hitting, contemporary hybrid sound.
Death-doom metal band from Leipzig, Germany, originally formed in Chemnitz in 2008. Across releases from Doomsday through 2024's split with Urza, Calliophis craft intense atmospheres where epic melodies collide with dark soundscapes and crushing heaviness.
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